canticle

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/ˈkæntɪkəl/

noun

A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

OriginLatin canticulum →
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Meanings

nouncanticle (plural canticles)

plural canticles

  1. A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

Origin

  1. Latincanticulum
  2. Englishcanticle

From Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus (“song”).

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Translations

Catalan càntic
  • càntica chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
Chinese Mandarin 聖歌 /圣歌
  • 聖歌 /圣歌 (shènggē)a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
Esperanto kantiko
  • kantikoa chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
French cantique
  • cantiquea chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
German Canticum, Cantica
  • Canticuma chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
  • Canticaa chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
  • Kirchenlieda chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
Hungarian kantikum
  • kantikuma chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
Irish caintic
  • caintica chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
Italian cantico
  • canticoa chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
Polish kantyk
  • kantyka chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
Portuguese cântico
  • cânticoa chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
Russian кант, ка́нтика
  • кант (kant)a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
  • ка́нтика (kántika)a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
  • церко́вный гимн (cerkóvnyj gimn)a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text
Spanish cántico
  • cánticoa chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

canticle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canticle

MLA

“canticle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canticle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canticle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canticle.

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